Ivan Romanov (Catholic bishop)

His Excellency

Ivan Romanov
Vicar Apostolic of Sofia and Plovdiv
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv
SeeRoman Catholic Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv
Appointed6 July 1942
Installed6 July 1942
PredecessorArchbishop Roberto Menini
Orders
Ordination21 January 1901
Consecration4 October 1942
Personal details
Born10 September 1878
Rakovski, Bulgaria
Died8 January 1953(1953-01-08) (aged 74)
Shumen, Bulgaria
NationalityBulgarian
Styles of
Ivan Romanov
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous styleBishop

Ivan Romanov (Bulgarian: Иван Романов; 10 September 1878 – 8 January 1953) was a Bulgarian Roman Catholic bishop and an Apostolic Vicar of Sofia and Plovdiv.

Life

Romanov was born in Baltadzhii (now the town of Rakovski). He was ordained a priest on 21 January 1901. On 6 July 1942 he was elected Sofia - Plovdiv Apostolic Administrator and Bishop of the Titular Prisriana. On 4 October 1942 he was consecrated as a bishop.

During the trials against Catholic priests in Bulgaria, Romanov was arrested by the People's Militia. On 29 October 1952 Sofia District Court examined the case of Romanov. The accusation was spying. His conviction sentence was 12 years imprisonment. On 8 January 1953[1] Romanov died in prison in Shumen after many tortures.

His process of beatification (together with the Fathers Capuchin Flavin Mankin and Fortunat grocers) started on 17 November 1998 and since then he bears the title "servant of God".

References

  1. ^ "newsaints.faithweb.com". Archived from the original on 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
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